NY Phil History Podcast, #SchomCom2023, Georgia O'Keeffe at MoMA, Alison Roman

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The New York Philharmonic has been performing for over 180 years and is America's oldest operating orchestra. A new podcast from WQXR, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, launched last week. The podcast dives into the history of the orchestra and the people who have played in it. Host Jamie Bernstein joins us to discuss the history of the NY Phil and take your calls.

The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns in person for the first time since 2020! Each year, this event offers participants the opportunity to meet established and up-and-coming comic book creators, join conversations with artists in the field and show off their best cosplay. Kadiatou Tubman, manager of education programs and outreach for the center, previews this year's festival.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 21, 2023] A new graphic novel explores the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-Clair, sometimes called "Queenie," with jazz and voodoo as the backdrop. Authors Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Levy join us to discuss their book, Queenie: Godmother of Harlem. In an upcoming panel discussion, Colomba will speak about Black Women and marginalized voices in comics for the Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival this Saturday, April 15.

A new exhibition at MoMA, Georgia O’Keeffe: To See Takes Time, displays over 120 works of the late American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who's most known for her flower paintings made in the 1930s. But in an earlier period of her life, and also later on, O'Keeffe experimented with a series of works on paper, using charcoal, watercolor, pencil and pastel. These works and more are part of the exhibition which is on view until August 12. Samantha Friedman, associate curator in the MoMA Department of Drawings and Prints, discusses the show.

Yes, Alison Roman's latest cookbook, Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook, has recipes for strawberry cake and birthday cookies. It also has savory recipes like "many mushrooms pot pie," which she writes "is probably the best-tasting thing in the whole book." She joins us to talk about how to make simple -- but sublime -- food.